ann romney in pennsylvania, the first lady of the united states spoke to supporters in ohio. >> i know no debate is ever the same. it will be fun to watch be maybe more fun for you than for me. but one thing i know for sure, mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him and mitt's running because he believes in america. >> this morning, let me tell you what i did. i cast my ballot early for barack obama. yes! today. it felt so good. right now my absentee ballot is on its way to my hometown, chicago, illinois, and that means we are one vote closer to re-electing my husband and moving this country forward for four more years. >>> joining us now, nbc/"time" magazine political analyst, mark halperin. he's also the author of the book "game change." . let's talk first about strategy tonight. president obama of course criticized for being sleepy in the first debate. we don't know if he was trying a rope-a-dope strategy tonight. what is it tonight? >> here's what he has to do. there's speculation about what the president needs to do, what governor romney needs to do.